The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2023

Let's leave this wretched year behind.
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[@mortachaiepstein3584]

At 29:57 "I need somebody to tell Drake directly to shut the fuck up" Well Todd, you got your wish, just a few months late.

[@Omenweaver]

Came to say exactly this, can't tell you how delighted I am

[@pickles224]

So many comments Todd makes about Drake here are hilarious given the context of what’s been happening these last couple weeks. 10:28 “A pissing contest with Drake seems a little trivial right now” LOL.

[@nate567987]

in the worst way

[@remenant7372]

Better late than never

[@cl8804]

BLACK PEOPLES

[@Grumpyblues]

From hating Pitbull to missing his presence on the charts.. Todds really come full circle

[@TacticusPrime]

I don't miss Pitbull specifically, but I miss fun party songs also becoming mainstream. Lizzo can't be the *only* upbeat artist on charts.

[@fabianvilla8474]

Dale!

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Like an aged warrior honoring the name of his greatest rival.

[@CalmBlue]

Ayo. Just in the middle of binging older Worst Hit lists when this dropped. Merry Christmas to me!

[@samt3412]

I need to hear a "DALÉ!" on the charts again

[@MainTopmastStaysail]

"Slime You Out" is a 37 year old man bemoaning that the teenage girls he dates are acting immature.

[@phastinemoon]

And it’s up there with things like “moist”, “getting slizzered” etc that sounds absolutely disgusting and I never want to hear it.

[@fernandolemon9204]

@@phastinemoon Worst one to me is "runny". Gross word.

[@InTheMood-fi3bh]

Tod: “someone should tell drake directly to shut tf up” Kendrick: “bet”

[@jojijoestar7233]

Todd told Kenny to make Drake bleed

[@dannyaraya8017]

kendricks been needing to stfu when he wrote "humble"

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

You know it's been a historically bad year when Todd actually says the words "I miss Pitbull so much" and "I miss bro country"

[@RobGradyVO]

We down horrendous lol

[@christopherminutolo9384]

Funny thing is he did release an album this year... but nobody has heard it.

[@ddjsoyenby]

same todd.

[@kohammy]

like please bring back fun summer party music with no purpose

[@MACMAMI]

In fairness, bro-country never went away entirely. It's just not remotely as relevant a crossover cultural force as it was between 2013 and 2017. But its DNA is right there in much of Morgan Wallen's music in that, after all, Joey Moi is his producer. Same with HARDY, who had written many songs for Florida Georgia Line prior to his recent career ascension as a lead performer. You hear its DNA in some emerging names over this past year including Nate Smith, George Birge and Jordan Davis with the snap tracks and rhythmic vocal phrasing. It may not be lighting up the charts nearly as much as it did in the mid-2010s and obviously isn't nearly as popular as the Zach Bryan-led neotraditional country resurgence with hints of heartland rock as well, but it never went away either and is sneakily having a minor comeback.

[@qmighty54]

Pretty amazing that, despite not releasing a single song this year, Maroon 5 still managed to take #1 on the worst list. Honestly commendable.

[@gut853]

Considering Last Night pretty much jacks Payphone's chorus melody, I'm not surprised.

[@charlesb.phillips5337]

You mean Saloon 5.

[@dariakey5318]

Dunno if this considers a spoiler 😂

[@ApocalypseMoose]

No one's ever really gone...

[@dragontales1999]

Oh god, fantano's comment section people are arriving... (although you're only wrong in technicality)

[@chrislee8343]

"'I love cops and you aint takin my guns.' Who do you think enforces gun laws you idiot, the mailman?" I'm dead lmao

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Butthurt Todd critic: Well actually I am a law abiding and responsible gun owner who won't be dealing with any cops Todd. Me: And.........you missed the point. Brilliant!

[@darkdialga777]

@@RenaldyCalixte most of these guys love cops right up until the moment they get pulled over for a traffic violation.

[@TonyMichaels166]

“Gestapo? You idiot, I’m the mailman!” - Lenny Bruce

[@wadekemmsies7180]

​@@darkdialga777lol or break up their loud parties or bonfires

[@BlackWidow00741]

​@RenaldyCalixte I'm a bit late but yep. Todd is for entertainment purposes but misses the point. Take a look at the new laws Virginia just passed, 2 schools are going back to their original names.

[@hawleyolsen170]

Toddstradamus called it! A Pitbull song made it into the honorable mentions for 2015's best list, and Todd prophecied, "You know, I think I'm actually going to miss Pitbull when his career runs out." And, to the astonishment of all, here he is.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Todd has a long career full of ironic as a commentator on popular music.

[@CarlFredrik-uo1cu]

He planned it, no doubt (Probably not, lol)

[@JonathanLedbetter]

Toddstradamus' short-term takes end up not happening, but his long-term ones boomerang around.

[@lowpolyzoe]

"Buy a house and raise a family? Gee thanks I hadn't thought of that I was going to smoke crack" killed me

[@AirQuotes]

Best line of the video.

[@gut853]

I had to pause and rewind, that’s how hard I was laughing😂😂😂

[@emranismail4875]

God I hate country music always preaching unto us about farming, Jesus, women, and hating on us (especially any of us, who are gay or on welfare or can't get education)

[@wespapes2054]

My mom and I both laughed out loud at that part

[@deen7530]

@@emranismail4875 One time I was forced to listen to the local country station and I heard this song where a guy was singing about how he works hard on the farm so that, quote, "My daughter won't have to be a stripper and my son won't have to be a drug dealer"

[@FSEThompson]

Bro Country transitioning from shitty dudes partying to shitty dudes giving you unsolicited advice... Bro Country has become Uncle Country

[@soneil7745]

All the bros accidentally knocked up those girls who were wearing tiny jeans in the back of a truck with alcohol. So now their partying days are over.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Dutch Uncle Country is the most cursed form of country

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I thought Uncle Country was in prison.

[@PuppetMasterIX]

Bruh Country

[@JustWowNick]

I’m gonna start using the term “Uncle Country” now. Thank you.

[@Ninjaverse45]

Fun fact: Jason Aldean didn't even have songwriting credits for "Try That In A Small Town". So Todd, that's why he couldn't defend what he wrote, because he didn't write anything

[@henrynelson9301]

How did It take four writers

[@sagetatakis8258]

​@@henrynelson9301dumb stuff takes a lot of cooks

[@nejdalej]

🎶too many cooks 🎶

[@dumbo21]

@@nejdalej NOOOO, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE *theme music slowly starts to play* DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU STARTED *a bright yellow glow comes from the floor*

[@lukewhite9237]

@@henrynelson9301look how many writer that David Guetta dumpster fire had

[@Cdr2002]

“A weird guy going through girls half his age” TODDSTRADOMUS

[@Comment_Leaver]

Nah man Todd’s wrong. Half his age would be over 18 😂

[@Cdr2002]

@@Comment_Leaver Lmfao

[@Kyaryyyy6yyyy88]

more like ⅓ his age

[@Cdr2002]

@@Kyaryyyy6yyyy88 lmao

[@himbology100]

Jason Aldean was born in Macon, Georgia which has had a population of over 100k for his entire life. He currently lives in Nashville. Jason Aldean has no idea what would happen if people tried that in a small town because he has never lived in one.

[@oklahomacityradiowaves5462]

If you think “small town” is only referring to actual size or population, you’re actually autistic

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

HES NOT EVEN FROM A SMALL TOWN OH MY DAYS

[@AlmeneBeranger]

You can tell, because anyone who has actually lived in a small town would be aware that they do, in fact, have crime problems of their own. Lord knows my trash hometown did.

[@ggo2000]

Y’all should check out Pat Finnerty’s new “What Makes This Song Stink” video on this song, it’s epic, he absolutely guts this song for a whole hour

[@midsyntax]

The Nashville songwriting brain trust 😅🗑️

[@Elmo9001]

You have no idea how upset I was when I told a friend how excited I was to see Mother by Meghan Trainor on this list, only to be told that it was so unsuccessful that it didn't qualify as a hit and would be ineligible. I was looking forward to it so much. The combination of "I am your mother! You listen to me!" like an actual strict mother, and "You need to learn how to satisfy me like a real man!" comes across as genuinely incestuous.

[@lukasgornitzka2911]

A Dose of Buckley got you covered

[@wafflesthewookiee4716]

And not even incestuous in a hot way!

[@hyobro8392]

Glad I wasn't the only one lol

[@ash_aiden]

​@@wafflesthewookiee4716 I don't think it's even possible for it to be hot in the first place

[@kitkat4892]

let her cook, she'll get it next year for sure

[@flayedrunner]

“Can’t Have Mine” sounds like it was written exclusively to be played at those weird evangelical proms where dads get “engaged” to their own daughters or whatever the hell

[@garbageboy9164]

That’s a thing?!?!

[@PaOHla]

They do WHAT?!

[@BALTHAZAAR58]

Yeah, look up "purity balls"

[@flayedrunner]

@@garbageboy9164 you know, that regular normal thing where you make tween girls promise not to kiss boys (obviously; who else could your daughter even want to kiss??) by framing it as “cheating on” their daddy. Just like jesus talked about

[@dumbo21]

welp, the business end of this 12g is looking very tasty

[@Sasquach1312]

"They're just doing hip hop for people who are afraid of black people." -Steve Earle on modern country music.

[@StardustWhip]

I think the worst thing I can say about this year's pop music is that I can't imagine any of these songs making for a good Weird Al parody.

[@Linosek279]

That’s surprisingly brutal

[@doylerudolph7965]

I think a parody of Try That in a Small Town where Al is pissed off about literally the smallest thing would be hilarious. Like how his Trapped in the Drive Thru is so funny because it's such a dramatic song that he turns into a shaggy dog story.

[@Ackhtually]

@@doylerudolph7965 Try that in a ball gown.

[@NJGuy1973]

​@@doylerudolph7965Or a song about how everything closes at 8 pm, and you have to drive an hour to the nearest Walmart, and the cell service sucks.

[@thatoneguy9582]

@@doylerudolph7965 this comment has put the thought into my brain of rock opera weird al

[@fehzorz]

Drake's journey wasn't struggling with becoming a douchebag, it was him not being confident enough to be the douchebag he wanted to be

[@siroshcelot]

‘Drake the type of guy’ moment

[@ryderls2729]

Aubrey went full Drake mode

[@MeeplandHeights]

A true "nice guy" through and through haha

[@Anomaly188]

Drake doesn't even have enough personality to be a douchebag, and this isn't even mentioning his negative charisma.

[@Whuttheskel]

The douchebag we didn't need nor deserve

[@wowpoopstaylorsversion3267]

7:25 Vampire had several options for the clean version before choosing "Dream crusher" as a replacement for "fame fucker" - fame hunter - fame lover - tree hugger - whale blubber - garlic butter - Mark Zucker

[@OwlBard]

Whale Blubber LOL😂

[@universpro7741]

All her songs have the same structure

[@gromplin]

That was a video made as a (honestly somewhat funny) joke. It’s nice seeing someone just joke around and act their age once in a while in the music industry.

[@godslittlecrayola]

Mark Zucker would have been epic

[@rhubarbdude3347]

Timmy Turner

[@fudgemonkeyz69]

“Find yourself a fuckin’ freak who’s a complete and total disaster and ruins your life.” -Todd in the Shadows

[@1VIA1Alido]

I can fix her.

[@KapsuleMag]

I’m surprised Todd was able to make this list, as I assumed pop music had ceased to exist amongst the infinite homogenous blob that are the charts now

[@pervertedalchemist9944]

Most of these people on the list I haven't heard any of their songs, but I know their names. That's not good...

[@tylerhackner9731]

May as well have been. Good thing the charts aren’t the only thing to look for when it comes to music.

[@ChocoDoeEyes]

I was expecting a list of nothing but country music tbh

[@windrex9789]

I’m gonna be much more surprised if a best list comes out cause chart music was so nothing this year but it’s a lot easier to find bad songs than it is good one when it comes to music that charts among the slim pickings that there are

[@eijidoesmusic]

ik, like most of my favorite pop songs of 2023 werent even chart toppers (i mostly listen to asian and european music lol)

[@blueeyesredlipstick4228]

You know this was a bad year for music when one of the entries has Todd angrily defending Pitbull and talking about missing him...and the song that inspired the rant is still only #8 on the list.

[@kazmiller96]

He came around on Pitbull in the same way that Bill Maher did. From what I remember, he was called a bad singer. Pitbull responded by saying that he wasn't a singer, but rather an entertainer. I might dislike some of his songs, but I can't help but enjoy his charisma. There was once a contest to have Pitbull show up and perform a concert, and the Facebook poll sent him to the most remote Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska. The madman did it and earned my respect.

[@jonathanbarr9764]

@@kazmiller96 I read about that even though the people organizing the contest found out someone rigged the contest and Pitbull was told he didn't have to go, he still decided to go through with the trip just for the people in Alaska who were expecting him.

[@kazmiller96]

@@jonathanbarr9764 Mr. Worldwide includes Alaska as part of his world lol.

[@someguy7424]

@@kazmiller96I never heard about that, but now that I have, he’s earned my respect.

[@Kris-wo4pj]

​@@kazmiller96honestly makes sense. He seems more like the guy ya hire to get the energy up at a party ya know a hype man. Not a singer

[@heymistercarter.]

What I find funniest about the Baby Don’t Hurt Me video is: in their attempt to recreate the Night At The Roxbury dance, they don’t even get THAT right! That head move was keeping the head straight and using your neck to slide it side to side. Guetta and Co. tilt their heads, which is not how the move goes!

[@nejdalej]

The poetic irony of this is sublime ❤

[@djmateosegade3974]

Yeah I was very confused by that. I think maybe they did TOO MUCH coke during the video shoot and the neck just lost all rigidity.

[@kdawgthechef2855]

I saw a meme earlier this year that said “a sleep paralysis demon but it’s just Morgan Wallenberg and Theo von singing last night on your chest” and even if the song wasn’t terrible, it’s now permanently labeled in my head as the sleep paralysis demon song

[@EvanSol919]

"I miss Pitbull." "I miss bro country." "I still hate Maroon 5."

[@TheAdrift]

The more things change, the more they stay the same 😏

[@graytlo]

Maroon 5 was once the most talented band on the charts with smart lyrics and a brilliant sound. Now they’ve just become soulless sellouts.

[@AradDHunter]

Aman

[@kennydnolan]

He misses Pitbull and bro country but Maroon 5 is like that annoying guy who hangs around at the party way too long and you're like "CHRIST, thought he'd never leave!"

[@RenaldyCalixte]

​@@graytloThat was what back in the late 00s?

[@Narokkurai]

I truly think Todd underestimates the number of Midwestern hair salons with Easy Listening Country Music stations on Spotify playing twelve hours a day, every day.

[@a-dashof-pepper4710]

As someone who lives in Omaha, I feel attacked. 😂

[@theinvisibleskulk4563]

At first I read your comment as talking about "hair saloons."

[@Nixahma]

Grocery stores too :))))))))

[@Borninxixax]

I worked at a rural hardware store this summer, good GOD am I sick of some of the songs on this list

[@daemonspudguy]

Here in Marietta, Ohio, a lot of our hair salons don't even bother using Spotify and literally just tune their radios to WNUS or WGGE, the two main country stations in our area. I fucking hate it.

[@linneakou]

I'm so shocked; I didn’t know a single song on this list. Usually, a lot of contemporary hits make their way onto the corporate-mandated playlist that serenades us at work constantly before the endless Christmas songs kick off around Thanksgiving. None of these songs got on that playlist in any way. Not the work-safe radio versions, or any other arrangements. Amazing. (For the record, we're hearing a LOT of vintage and retro hits on repeat. It goes by decades and once it hits the mid-2010's it dips back to the '70's again.)

[@leoprince691]

Unless you listen to current top 40 stations, rap or country stations (though Rich Men North Of Richmond never got played on the radio despite being a #1 hit), stream on Spotify or Tiktok, you're not gonna know any songs. We're in the streaming era nowadays, radio no longer fully dictates what gets popular, the audience does and everything's pretty niche nowadays to the point where a song could pull high streaming numbers and top the charts for a while, but half of the public still won't recognize a song. We're in an era that's pretty much either "get with the times or get left behind". Also, retail stores aren't dependable nowadays. A lot of the modern stuff they play aren't even on the charts anyway, they just choose what's safe to play. That's the story.

[@MoskalMedia]

I don't listen to a lot of modern music anymore, but I knew Vampire because of Olivia, and Rich Men North of Richmond/Try That In a Small Town for the political controversy. I had never heard of the #1 song and I didn't even know Drake had a new album right now, which seems like a good summary of this year.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

My previous job at Whole Foods played popular top 100 songs from three or four years ago at the latest mixed in with pop classics from the 10s, the 00s, the 90s, the 80s, and the 70s.

[@fillername6996]

Yeah, the only ones I knew were Vampire and What Is Love. Idk if it's just a "not being American" thing but I'd never even heard of any of the controversial ones, let alone the big controversies around them.

[@whentheimposer]

"Build a house and start a family? WOW I didn't think of that. I was just gonna smoke crack" Best yearbook quote I've ever heard 🤣🤣

[@whentheimposer]

Another good one from this video is "it's a fantasy. It's porn that isn't hot😒"

[@kiwi9445]

I loved the part where Todd pulled the mask off of the #1 pick, scooby-doo villain style, to reveal it was actually Maroon 5 all along

[@ladymacca88]

😂😂😂

[@MACMAMI]

(Adam Levine to Morgan Wallen): "You have learned well, my young apprentice!" ;)

[@AussieDragoon]

It was old man Levine all along!

[@EvanCWaters]

IT WAS ME, TODD!@@AussieDragoon

[@TYCOM125]

Damn I totally forgot about them until I read this comment. Todd has a good point about how if they skipped one year, no one would miss them (or him).

[@Eddyoshi]

"I miss Pitbull" "I miss bro-country" Wow...as someone who rewatched old Todd videos all the damn time, this was almost like heresy to hear.

[@Ianskogberg]

Next year: "I miss Maroon 5"

[@TheRedKnight101]

Good or bad both had an energy to their music that has been missing from "pop"-music for a while now.

[@FelixHawthorne]

I don't miss bro country one bit but I *get* missing Pitbull. He was from an era where pop music was all about shameless fun, and there's an appeal to that in hindsight when you're dealing with a stretch of pop that feels intentionally not fun to listen to at times.

[@tonhaogamergranudo]

The things we say when trapped in the valley of mediocrity... At least bro country was fun to hate, ans pit bull was stupid but at least he was fun.

[@drdarkeny]

@@Ianskogberg - Oh, now, really! That's just crazy talk.... Even Adam Levine doesn't miss Maroon 5.

[@savethezombies]

18:04 WARNING Ladies: if you find your car in the empty parking structure with the tire suddenly flat, and some guy drives up in his truck to help you, Run! Run back to the place you were just in, call a mechanic, and maybe the police.

[@rand0mguyontheinternet]

Wrong video???

[@savethezombies]

@@rand0mguyontheinternet That's what looks like is happening in that country video: a woman finds her car with a flat, some guy pulls up to help her with it, and (I'm sure in the case of the country video) it's a match made in heaven. I'm just saying that parking lots are a hotbed of creeps looking for someone to assault and anyone who is by themselves (woman or man) and approached by someone in a parking structure, should be more cautious than moist.

[@minigiioi]

I had never heard of "slime you out" before and I am utterly horrified🤮🤢

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

You Can't Do That On Television, but we can only wish you couldn't do it on the radio.

[@Rose-ew7bv]

I was weirded out by the title when it dropped but honestly drake kinda hits that shit and sza is amazing on it

[@StormyKopaAMVs]

​@@Rose-ew7bvDon't. These days Drake is repulsive both on the record and off it, and SZA could do so much better. I've never been a SZA fan yet I feel like she and every other woman in existence needs to stay as far away from Drake as possible.

[@Rose-ew7bv]

@@StormyKopaAMVs i went to a drake concert the other day, shit was gas. Bro was puttin his heart into that shit

[@starryeyes999]

​@@Rose-ew7bv did he put ket in your water, perchance?

[@dysonvacuumcleaner451]

we must be living in an alternate universe where these videos actually come out the same year they are talking about

[@ramenai]

the main reason Todd got this video out this early was because there were barely any major pop releases to talk about this year

[@keelanbarron928]

​@ramenai I'm going to laugh if, at the end of this year, the worst song Todd has ever heard shows up.

[@marycovey3353]

He's been releasing his Worst lists the same year since 2018.

[@vinceeager8553]

​@@marycovey3353Really? Wow, I'm ignorant. When I saw this vid in my sub feed, I said "ooh, already?" out loud

[@davidgjam7600]

Oh yeah, I forgot about those 10 crazy days at the very end of 2023 where 10 chart-smashing singles come out and become culture-defining icons on Dec 31 at 11:59 PM

[@originalscreenname44]

You know it's a terrible year when Todd gets his year end list done BEFORE the next year.

[@applemask]

Before Christmas even.

[@Nakia11798]

Well, it's pretty unlikely anything worse will come out

[@originalscreenname44]

@@Nakia11798 there’s like a 50% chance something shows up under the wire and makes next year’s list because Todd can’t leave it alone.

[@mydogslikeboiledeggs7094]

Good call. I didn't even notice that... I don't usually watch these bcuz I don't know the songs and I'd like to keep it that way.

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

Because who would drop new music the last week of the year?

[@obnoxiouspriest]

I think it's hilarious how Pitbull is gone from, well, whatever he started out as, to endearing. Mr Worldwide really stuck with it and has proven himself a class act.

[@drygnfyre]

I think Pitbull has been relatively consistent in his music, which is why people like him and he's been endearing. He seems one of those artists that is aware of what he does, doesn't try to be anything bigger, and he's cool with that. It's the reason why I don't think he'll ever have a "Trainwreckords." I don't see him trying to be "hard" like MC Hammer or "serious" like Katy Perry.

[@nejdalej]

I've just realised: you could argue that Vampire is how the showbiz world has treated Olivia. She's framed it like a toxic love song about a person she wants to leave. Like it's also about an older guy taking advantage of her too, but you know what else is old and takes advantage of young people? Hollywood and the music industry. Idk I just have that hunch and I wanted to get it out of my system. Also oh my god, we've had the same number 1 worst songs two years in a row. I feel so seen 😂

[@Eamonshort1]

Honestly, that was my initial read too

[@vintagearisen]

"This is the last time you'll hear of Coi Leray," Noted, judging by Todd's track record she will be the biggest female rapper of the next five years

[@cremetangerine82]

I hope not, she's such a blatant nepo baby industry plant (her father is Benzino).

[@erikkornfeld785]

That's not saying much these days.

[@Reioa]

watch she ends up on the worst list or best honorable mentions

[@drygnfyre]

I love watching these lists and realizing how about half of the entries are always one-hit wonders (at best). I can only assume Todd makes most of those statements in jest.

[@cenobitecenobite7380]

Todd saying he misses Pitbull while forgetting/ignoring he released an album this year of horribly mixed samples is a haunting picture of nostalgia blindness in action.

[@TheAdrift]

To be fair, he’s probably talking about the charts. I looked it up (because lord knows I hadn’t heard of it) and Trackhouse was so unpopular that it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page 😅

[@Dogy0909]

That album was hilarious so what’s the problem? Would rather listen to the most obnoxious song on there like the one that samples What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes as opposed to Morgan Wallen (🤮🤢)

[@jgbcreations9368]

Yeah Pitbull has gone ALL-THE-FUCK-IN on streaming these days. And his live shows are still damn good too by the way.

[@alicelauren5279]

​@@Dogy0909ooo which one samples what's up?

[@MACMAMI]

Yeah, as someone who never minded much of Pitbull's previous discography and even unironically enjoyed some of his high-octane stupidity............his latest singles are easily his worst in how lazy and low-effort they are in egregiously taking from earlier dance hits. At least with previous efforts where he obviously sampled, more thought and effort was put into it like with "75, Brazil Street" for "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" and "Push The Feeling On" for "Hotel Room Service". But his latest releases where he is shamelessly copying "La Freak" and "Jump Around" is just peak laziness in comparison.

[@The1NickSkyline]

Fun fact for 1:27 - Silence are a Slovene synthpop act whose origins go as far back as 1992. Their third studio album is widely considered their best. It sounds like new wave and in a really good way, whereas their fourth album, released on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, is just that little bit better despite the instrumentation being a lot more sparse. Next time you hear “Daylight” by David Kushner, I recommend that you give "Musical Accompaniment for the End of the World" a listen to feel this kind of gothic vibe done right.

[@eclectictsunami544]

The "Rich Men North of Richmond" dude sounds like he's seconds away from breaking into an amateur open mic night rendition of Wagon Wheel

[@ericakat6322]

"Wanted to be a voice to the people, but didnt like the people he gave a voice to" is so wildly prophetic

[@Tookish_By_Nature.]

Sounds like an interesting song concept tbh

[@avosmash2121]

....heh. Kinda reminds me of Jesus too.

[@joelhagdahl5769]

I think you mean poetic? Prophetic implies it didn't already happen by now

[@keyscored3710]

​@@avosmash2121did you read the new testament or anything

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and consider him basically a centrist who doesn’t think about shit enough, I really do, but… man. I just do not trust a white southern guy who speaks with that many unnecessary “H” sounds. Or a “hwite” southern guy, I suppose. Don’t wanna jump to any conclusion, but I’d be a liar if I said it didn’t set off a red flag or two…

[@Akursedtime]

Pretty shocking Todd was able to put the worst list before 2024. But then again James Somerton deleted his apology so it was an equivalent exchange and much needed.

[@FTT4]

It's the law.

[@matthewcaddis4746]

Especially so close to Buckley's last Saturday

[@octaviablackthorn9]

I’m so mad he deleted his apology before I got the chance to see it

[@CaelWhiz]

​@@octaviablackthorn9 Maybe someone took screenshots

[@burgermind802]

@octaviablackthorn9 oh it's still around

[@LionelRGuy]

I'm always stunned to learn that Drake has apparently come out with more than like, 2 songs.

[@thatkidwiththehoodie]

I mean… in a sense, he hasn’t really xD

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@thatkidwiththehoodieyea he has. I’m Not as big of a fan these days but his diversity in his prime was pretty fire imo

[@RenaldyCalixte]

​@@romaretaylor9953Drake is in his old man Kobe years phase of his career (Kobe has awful from 2013 until his final season in 2016 but was amazing from 1999 to 2012).

[@StormyKopaAMVs]

Drake has actually always had the opposite problem. He'd drop like 80 songs a year and maybe 3 of them would be worth listening to. An approach that Morgan Wallen has evidently adopted recently as well.

[@JonathanLedbetter]

11:42 "He's gonna just become DiCaprio -- he's gonna become a weird old guy plowing his way through models half his age for the rest of his life." More like "a third of his age".

[@blue3616]

"I miss bro country" and "Pitbull is fun" are two sentences I thought I'd never hear Todd say in 2023. I couldn't agree more whole heartedly.

[@labbaby189]

What's "bro country"? Is it that "Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy" mess?

[@manboy4720]

@@labbaby189 it's all 'drinkin' beers and ridin' trucks and gettin' girls with them cowboy hats and big boots'. and describing a woman's body as a 'backroad'.

[@Kaigiro]

@@labbaby189 as someone who listens to country music regularly I miss bro country too lmao. It’s dogshit but at least it’s not sappy boring dogshit like boyfriend country

[@zhwright_]

​@labbaby189 Think Florida-Georgia Line.

[@Replicaate]

I hate to say it too, I but I miss Bro Country too. Maybe its my Southern Rock fandom showing, but is it weird that I find drunk rednecks talking about shiny trucks and hot girls and boots/booty far more sincere than someone singing about how much he'll cherish and wait for you and how special you are girl? The fluffy boyfriend country-pop stuff is somehow WAY more annoying and offensive to me!

[@GolumTR]

Somerton deletes and Todd uploads. Natural balance

[@FakeAmberFranklin]

Nature is healing.

[@Planag7]

As all things should

[@Champiness]

I Swear, I Really Wanted to ‘Fact-Check The Worst Video Essayist On KZbin’ but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time

[@TheAbigailDee]

​@@FakeAmberFranklin I came to make this comment. You're faster at my jokes. Godspeed!!

[@nintyfan1991]

At least Somerton knows he's hated now. Unlike The Completionist...

[@hawleyolsen170]

I'm beginning to worry that Todd hated everything this year and there will be no Top Ten Best list.

[@EscherWD1]

I know I've been checking youtube every day for weeks now 😭

[@hawleyolsen170]

@@EscherWD1 Oh no 😭But I'm right there with you. Now I'm working my way through his top ten back catalogue out of anxiety and desperation.

[@Niffoni]

Imagining Todd sweating nervously over a page with like 8 songs on it, trying to will it to get to 10. EDIT: I guess I should have checked my Nebula notifs before posting this, but I'm leaving it up because it's my own fault.

[@user-gp9nf5gd9n]

Same here, just made a comment about that

[@hawleyolsen170]

Thank Todd, it's up!!

[@gikem4882]

24:30 Anne-Marie actually had two US top 20 hits prior to 2023... both of those being with other EDM producers (Rockabye with Clean Bandit & Sean Paul in 2017 and FRIENDS with Marshmello in 2018). So yeah, I don't blame you for assuming that she didn't exist before 2023.

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

The turnaround on Pitbull has been truly incredible to witness. Another one of Todd's greatest arcs on the channel.

[@ronan-outoftime]

okay A) i didn't think you were into todd and B) that is so true, how the tables turn

[@thatoneguy9582]

hot take pitbull's never been _that_ bad yall he's dumb fun and there's nothing wrong with that

[@ronan-outoftime]

@@thatoneguy9582 exactly, sure i've never actively listened to him much but he's good and deserves his fame

[@xisco5525]

@@thatoneguy9582 Pitbull has had the same redemption arc that Twilight's had: he wasn't the worst thing ever to happen to music, like we pretended he was. He was just cheesy, shameless fun, but we were too busy trying to make ourselves look intellectual and mature by covering ourselves up in layers of irony. Was he a genius that went unfairly unappreciated? Hell no lol But he was trashy fun, and we all love McDonalds every now and then.

[@Colddirector]

@@xisco5525 ehhh, I think the thing with Pitbull and Twilight is that their fans tended to be really fucking annoying, so shitting on the thing they liked, right or wrong, was in part to take them down a peg.

[@princess_sarina_aria_elysia]

Vampire is a musical theatre song forced to be a pop song, like it really feels like an orchestra should come in for the second half and the sudden drops in energy makes more sense in that context as well

[@ernie39]

agreed

[@StudioInkblot]

I think that's why I like it

[@KateBerger]

Makes perfect sense to me because the first time I ever heard it was at karaoke when it was sung by a theater kid.

[@user-kw7mr6xt9n]

Oh absolutely you're correct

[@stevethepocket]

That's kinda not fair to other musical theatre songs forced to be pop songs. Like "Total Eclipse of the Heart" which was, no joke, originally written for a musical about literal vampires.

[@radiobob1908]

I work as a childcare assistant for a Jazzercise class, and it was very cathartic to hear Todd ripping into Baby Don't Hurt Me. Songs from the '80s and '90s repackaged as horrible dance beats seem to be an integral part of Jazzercise.

[@user-vi5le3nj4i]

I remember times when American music charts and music charts in my country was kinda alike. But... Now I've realised that I haven't heard of all of these songs (except for "Daylight", just because I kinda like sad emo boys. And "What is love", because our radio stations are lazy as well). That's truly weird.

[@potatolord_lordofpotatoes7801]

Ngl I'm in America and consume a ton of music, only heard the What Is Love song, haven't heard any of these otherwise

[@olliwhittle506]

it's continued glocalisation. People are listening more to artists from their own country and in their own language rather than listening to music from the US, UK etc www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/Assets/Documents/LEQS-Discussion-Papers/EIQPaper182.pdf

[@leoprince691]

We're in the streaming era now. Radio has long stopped fully dictating what does or doesn't get popular (although a few of them were radio hits as well, Im surprised you didn't hear at least one). Audiences do. It's basically either "get with the times or get left behind". Music in America has basically become so niche that a song could pull big streaming numbers and top the charts for a long time, but half of the population still wouldn't know the song even if they mentioned it.

[@leoprince691]

​@potatolord_lordofpotatoes7801 then, you're not listening to the radio or going on Tiktok. In other words, you're out of touch. That, or you live in another country.

[@leoprince691]

Also, I've noticed that there seems to be a difference between Todd's audience and every other KZbinr that makes year end music lists. On every other worst list video, everyone recognizes at least one song while on Todd's videos, half of the commenters don't know any of the songs. If I had to guess, it has more to do with most of Todd's audience being in their mid to late 20's, 30s and older, or you guys just aren't the target audience anymore since it's pretty much teens and young adults making the songs popular or you're simply from another country as this list is according to the U.S. popular hits or you might be around the demographic but don't really listen to the radio or is streaming or checking the charts. That seems to be the discourse here. At least that's my two cents on the matter.

[@johnathonsteeel6922]

“Crippling addiction to gay heroin” now there’s a brand new sentence.

[@justaghostinthesea]

I love gay heroin so much dude

[@FIXTREME]

James Somerton would beg to differ

[@luvuberrymuch49]

​@@FIXTREME😂😂😂

[@sideways5153]

That’s what I’m calling HRT from now on lol

[@KelsieJG__they-them]

You can distinguish it from straight heroin because the gay heroin is pronounced heeeeyyyyyroin.

[@JoshuaFagan]

It's remarkable that a song can top the charts for about a third of the entire year and yet leave no lasting impression whatsoever. That's almost impressive.

[@dontworryillwait3689]

That's marketing dollars lol

[@theofficialthehomedepottmy9160]

its like the music version of the original avatar

[@RobGradyVO]

​@@theofficialthehomedepottmy9160Jesus that's an amazing burn

[@behemothbear]

It has some real "Bryan Adams Everything I Do" energy.

[@jtmassecure4488]

Cause ain’t no competition on the charts

[@ivanmucyongabo9540]

"Ask for money, get advice. Ask for advice, get money twice" - Pitbull

[@ryanator7935]

Tbh the only one I disagree with is Vampire. I didn’t know who Olivia Rodrigo was until that song but I really love the beat of the song. I feel like the lyrics and performance doesn’t need to be extremely dramatic as the song isn’t about the guy ruining her life or her being completely heartbroken. It’s meant to convey her conflicted feeling of self worth after being used.

[@RenaldyCalixte]

I'm happy you enjoy Vampire. I think it's a waste of space. But to each their own. The melody of the song doesn't save it in my opinion.

[@dustypirate28]

You know it’s a bad year for music altogether when everything about the songs on this list just bore tf out of me rather than piss me off or make me cringe.

[@chriswhite2151]

Even Todd can't make these boring songs interesting.

[@ashen_roses]

Even shit like Rich Men and Try That In A Sundown Town. It's like, oh goody now we SING the quiet parts out loud

[@Yesimthatepic]

Im kinda surprised the fudge rounds guy is on here lmao, but yeah this years billboard music has been the dullest in music I’ve lived through tbh lmao

[@MelMelodyWerner]

eh, it's a bad year for hits, sure, but it's not been bad for music all around. metalheads have been FEASTING in 2023. and tons of impeccable non-metal albums too. though I didn't listen to too many, Exulansis [on Hymns of Collapse-they also had a metal album, which was my AOTY], The Vagaband, and McKinley Dixon were stellar. in terms of singles, you've got stuff like "Ghost!" by Tkay Maidza, "Pearls" by Jessie Ware, and "Sunday" by Narrow Head all providing fun, catchy songs.

[@dustypirate28]

⁠@@MelMelodyWernerNah. Even metal is boring this year. When Sleep Token and Spiritbox are revered by the masses as great and groundbreaking when they’re just falling into the same boring trends like minimalist, electronic beats and using riffs & styles that other bands have already created, it’s not a good year.

[@conarcoin]

the "THIS IS WHY I DON'T LEAVE THE HOUSE" transition is so good 😭

[@LeBimbo]

I thought he was about to trash Paramore and I was ready to throw hands.

[@peccator4050]

@@LeBimbo todd doesn't include the music in-between the numbers in the actual list. the only exception is abcdefu from the worst list 2022 but i don't think he'll do that again for a long time

[@jacobbayne-hw2zv]

@@LeBimboomg same. Paramore is my favorite band ever

[@LeBimbo]

​@peccator4050 Yeah, I was listening to the video in the background while working. I just heard Paramore start playing and was like 😱

[@shitcunt2658]

@@peccator4050 he has once before

[@aspacelex]

Everything Drake's done in the last half a decade sounds AI generated, how's he still around.

[@arturoaguilar6002]

10:41 The stretching lyrics really caught me off guard. Great job, Todd! You made me laugh more than I definitely should have.

[@Fiddl3head]

Having watched Todd for about a decade now, hearing him openly call Pitbull "fun to listen to" when comparing him to Drake and outright admit he misses the former is absolutely surreal, and yet I can't deny what he's saying, either.

[@haleymist09]

And missing bro country

[@person.w9780]

Drake is mid as fuck

[@michaeladkins6]

@@person.w9780 Isnt drake too lazy for mid?

[@ruidechen]

Character development

[@ctsilva45]

There is a famous story that pro wrestling manager Jim Cornette tells about his former booker Ole Anderson. After not having seen him for a while, Cornette runs into Ole who says to him "Cornette, at one time, I thought you were a dumb fuck. But so many other dumb fucks have come along who are worse than you that it's moved you up the ladder without you doing anything." same thing applies to Pitbull. He moved up the ladder due to everyone else who has shown up over the years and have sucked worse

[@philly_sports1558]

As a massive Paramore fan, I absolutely love the choice to make them the bumper for this list. Kudos, Todd.

[@AdamArcherPigeons]

It really had me worried though!

[@HorsesIC]

@@AdamArcherPigeons the bumper song scares me every. single. year.

[@dxfifa]

That song is horrible too

[@Mammutidae]

Made me anxious he'd put it on his list

[@aldrensiscar3988]

​@@dxfifano.

[@Cdr2002]

“He’s correct that he has no challengers for #2” I mean, maybe not in the Pop genre…

[@AemiliaJacobus]

When Todd showed that "Strawberry Wine" clip, I felt seen, even though I don't listen to country regularly. One thing that gets me about most of these songs is that they're BORING. At least pop songs 10 years ago were recognisable, but i honestly could not tell you what was on the charts today.

[@megancastle5573]

I know these aren't Todd's favorite videos to make, and they cause a lot of stress, but I really am grateful to him for continuing to make his year end lists. Every year, no matter what's going on in my life, I have these to look forward to and I feel a sort of comfort from watching them and knowing we've made it through another one. Thank you Todd!

[@ladymacca88]

100% agree! Having a wild bout of depression this year, and these lists are what I’ve been looking forward to most at the end of this shit year.

[@codynoth4183]

I honestly love to see how year after year his constant "I'M AN ALLY I'M A FEMINIST!" just makes him more and more miserable and I'm here for that.

[@RaineyDaysStudio]

A lot of stress to make a stupid video on KZbin? Lol

[@dysmissme7343]

Same

[@mimmikibilly]

"Another one"

[@SemperVerenda]

My hypothesis about Daylight is that it's the first song designed and marketed specifically for inclusion on Dungeons and Dragons character playlists. The reason the 'temptation' is so vague is that it has to be broad enough to account for every kind of warlock pact.

[@alexbennet4195]

That is so weirdly specific lmao

[@MissEdge102]

I subscribe to this theory 😂

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

see i believe this. or like a good omens playlist maybe

[@WobblesandBean]

If my warlock was EVER associated with that song, I would quit that campaign on the spot.

[@Andromeda_at_Sea]

Yeah I'll subscribe to that

[@Cdr2002]

“He’s gonna reach the level of Michael Jackson” About that…

[@SawdustMusic-rd8mj]

Michael is innocent

[@Cdr2002]

@@SawdustMusic-rd8mj No. I understand how hard it is to let go of your rosey memories of good music, but no. I’m not gonna hear any of your apologetics. No.

[@starryeyes999]

​@@SawdustMusic-rd8mj why u trollin like a bitch, aint chu tired?

[@dannyaraya8017]

michael supposedly liked little boys. Drake like's 17 going 18 year old chicks. huge difference

[@Cdr2002]

@@dannyaraya8017 lmao

[@cosmonautikal536]

"Flowers" is the first song that's sounded worse to me through headphones than a radio or phone speaker. Through the latter I'd imagined the instrumentation was a bit darker and more fearful, which made for a compelling contrast with the lyrics.

[@nmastick5418]

Exactly! I first heard it on an incredibly shitty radio at work and I kind of loved it, but when I listened to it later with headphones I was so underwhelmed. The crunchy filter of the radio really improved it

[@CarelessFoolFallsFlat]

After seeing what took the top spot, I looked back 10 years into the past to remind myself of what a pop megahit with actual flavor looks like, and folks, I'm getting nostalgia for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. I'm not even ashamed of it, Thrift Shop is just a funny song to have nostalgia for.

[@imtired3861]

Thrift shop is camp idc

[@thatoneguy9582]

Can't Hold Us is a fucking icon of pop, i think

[@manboy4720]

what up i got some shit from the thrift shop.

[@CarlosHernandez-jv6wk]

"Thrift Shop" was even a breath of fresh air back then. It feels so funny that the biggest hit of a year as downbeat as 2013 was a song that sounds like it was literally purchased from a Thrift Shop and played on the radio. And I mean that as a compliment. That song was fire back then and jt's fire now.

[@JTeenmining]

... I prefer downtown to thrift shop, it's so good

[@jmckenzie962]

8:06 Even though I didn't mind "Vampire", Todd describing it as "trying to wring an 'All Too Well' out of a situation that only deserves a 'We are Never Ever Getting Back Together'" had me CACKLING

[@FromElsewhear]

Because they're both about Jake Gyllenhaal?

[@jmckenzie962]

@@FromElsewhear Lmao I didn't even think of that, that only makes it even funnier

[@alexbennet4195]

That seems like a weird and kinda grossly inappropriate thing if Vampire is supposed to be about a predatory relationship? Which… isn’t that clearly exactly what it’s about??

[@xxplasticxx4893]

@@alexbennet4195tbh as a random person who has no idea about olivia rodrigo gossip…no

[@Tookish_By_Nature.]

​@alexbennet4195 I could be wrong but I swear something somewhere (maybe I read an article or something?) Gave me the impression it was about a groomer relationship, you know the kind where the girl is way younger, am I just totally imaging things now?

[@noewantstosleep]

As someone who listens to alternative rnb, 80's japanese citypop, blues n rjazz, cuban music, classical piano, 2000's hiphop, and dad rock... This list was both hilarious and most probably: spot on. I'm so removed from contemporary music (outside of my spotify weekly) that this video was more informative than anything lol, but I definitely didn't expect so much country!

[@caseybouquet]

I’m also quite removed from mainstream pop. I mainly listen to more traditional and folksy country so it’s odd to hear all this “country” get shit on. I fear good country will never get the chance it deserves with Nashville still standing.

[@noewantstosleep]

@@caseybouquet I know what you mean.... I've taken to calling that genre of music that I listen to as "bluegrass" or "folk" music as you put it, which seems to have another certain kind of stereotype in people's mind, but at least they don't think of country pop

[@dorothyallspice1862]

Your music taste is almost exactly the same! Are you my doppelgänger?

[@iamcuttlefish]

spotify victim identified

[@myautobiographyafanfic1413]

Considering Ed Sheeran can't write a proper pop hook, unless he steals it from someone else, it makes sense he helped rewrite What Is Love.

[@AussieDragoon]

At this point, Maroon 5 aren't just on the worst list in spirit, I think Adam Levine is actually haunting the list.

[@manyachievables]

Did Maroon 5 even make music this year?

[@Broski-Brodski]

⁠@@manyachievablesthey only released one single that I don’t even think charted

[@PeterLambert2211]

😂

[@drygnfyre]

I remember Todd said in one of these reviews that Maroon 5 doesn't even bother him anymore, they're just such an obligatory radio act that it's like getting upset at a towel or a napkin. Like, he's just become numb to Maroon 5 that he doesn't even see their songs as good or bad anymore. I can't say I disagree. For me, Imagine Dragons is the same. They're such a perfect radio band that I find their music both completely inoffensive but also completely unmemorable. That seems to be how Todd views Maroon 5 now.

[@U_N_Owen]

I love the constant Paramore clips underscoring how much great music is going on and how easy and meaningless mainstream single charts have become.

[@benjirivoh]

Ikr? As much as there has been shitty songs climbing the charts, there has been so much good music happening

[@Syurtpiutha]

It that the 'This is why I don't leave the house' bit?

[@TheAsianpancakes]

What bands do you recommend??​@@benjirivoh

[@x_azzy]

Yes, it's a great song from their newest album :) @@Syurtpiutha

[@iamwontolla]

That song was from last year, incidentally. ...so it's perfect for a video about pop music in 2023

[@Rainkit]

I can never take the rich country singers acting poor when they're playing a steel guitar that, according the my google search, could cost up to $2,000.

[@colin-nekritz]

Add another zero to that number.

[@drygnfyre]

This is why all songs about "we need to help people!" are 99% pandering bullshit. And it's not new. I'm reminded of the Phil Collins song from the late 80s about how America really needs to help the homeless and the hungry. That's a great message... if it didn't come from a man who left the UK because he openly complained about the "wrong" immigrants moving there and having to pay taxes. Someone in an earlier comment said the song was basically musical blackface, and I agree. It's like these rich assholes like to cosplay as "one of us" so they can later continue to be hypocritical assholes but hide behind "I'm just like you!"

[@spicytuna62]

While popular music has got really bad the last few years, its been a _wonderful_ last few years for indie artists. Punisher, Preacher's Daughter, and Blue Weekend have become some of my favorite albums ever.

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

It's been good for the metalheads too - Full of Hell are still running on all cylinders, Great Falls put out an easy album of 2023 in Objects Without Pain, Intercourse got out of their slump with an excellent record in 2023, the band Eyes did a record called Congratulations that seems to be their breakthrough, the guys from Every Time I Die's new band Better Lovers with Greg from The Dillinger Escape Plan is pretty sweet, there's a lot of good stuff in the underground.

[@drygnfyre]

I'm a weirdo who loves ambient music, especially the darker stuff, and there's been a wealth of really good ambient works over the past few years. The kind of music you can play when driving, or just in bed. Not in any way stuff that is made for the radio, but I think what I've learned over the years is how much of a watershed thing like streaming and iTunes have really been. Popular music might have been taking a hit but there are so many niche genres and indie artists that are finding an audience like never before.

[@mr.goodboi2780]

This is a really weird transitional period for media, not just for music. Mostly everything is some of the worst garbage ever, but like 5-10 things will come along and blow me away. The meaning of art is going through some growing pains right now with the internet, post irony era and it's fascinating to watch.

[@daveraschke]

So what era are we in now?

[@TheMadwomen]

We would argue art as a whole is doing as fine as it always does. It's simply media corporations that are having a difficulty getting a grasp on how Gen Z consumes media. Everything is so spread out and diverse that it's difficult to get a large following, even in terms of nostalgic media. Note that a majority of things that are popular nowadays are either Indie (The Amazing Digital Circus) or started out independent (Five Nights At Freddy's). Outside of fresher mediums like gaming, the major companies are now barely present in the artistic scene.

[@imwastingmytimeonthis677]

@@TheMadwomen as it should be they don’t care about the art they just want the buck this should’ve happened ages ago

[@krieger1969]

@@TheMadwomen Yeah there's a bunch of amazing media and art out there, but because people don't go looking for it they see the stuff that gets recommended, which is usually just hot garbage

[@eyetooth]

It's like a deluge of garbage and also some of the best shit I've ever seen/experienced. Wild times.

[@NFSF1McLaren]

you know we're in The Darkest Timeline when Todd misses Pitbull and bro-country

[@moviesquad73]

What if music gets so bad that Todd starts to miss Maroon 5

[@haleymist09]

Seriously!

[@VulpesHilarianus]

The era of regression has come. Brace yourselves for the return of novelty disco.

[@sirjedisentinel]

​@@moviesquad73 Delete this now! Don't you dare witchcraft that into existence!

[@keeneboy7700]

​@@VulpesHilarianusI'm looking forward to "Mumblerap Mallard" and "Regional Mexican Chicken." At least that would put a look on my face of bewilderment rather than horror.

[@theshadowking3198]

Vampire was carried by TikTok when you hear it in clips you only hear the good parts but when you listen to the actual song there’s just gaps of nothing like what

[@Tornnnado]

so wrong bro 😭 vampire was great

[@mlovecraftr]

I was disappointed when I find out that it didn't actually sampled The Phantom of the Opera.

[@jacinpickledoge8545]

As a retail worker almost all these songs make me unreasonably angry

[@capngeeoff]

Now I can easily imagine Adam Levine singing Last Night with almost no changes, except being up a couple octaves

[@Numptaloid]

laaAAAAst niIIIght!!!!

[@Tigerwolf102onYoutube]

I’ve only heard Olivia’s song “Vampire” in the department store I work at and always thought the explicit lyric in the song was her saying “damned fucker” but hearing her say “fame fucker” made me cringe hard 💀

[@MatthewSanders1]

I'm a podcast person. I've never really been into music until I watched this video and you introduced me to Silence at 1:36. It's so profound and fills my soul.

[@The1NickSkyline]

Oh yeah, I think I've heard of them. Check out "Musical Accompaniment For The End Of The World" if you can, it really is that little bit better than the magnum opus that is their third album.

[@BlackJoyBoy]

The Paramore transitions saving us from bad music is always welcome

[@kinokochouchou]

palate cleanser

[@conarcoin]

love paramore and such a perfect lyric for this 😂

[@iwannanumber]

Gave me a fright though lol thought he was putting them on the list

[@mydogslikeboiledeggs7094]

Paramore really sucked until they stopped trying to be Paramore.

[@theecharmingbilly]

You all actually like that awful song?

[@philly_sports1558]

This is the first Todd list in a while where I can say that I know less than half the songs he’s talking about. That speaks to how irrelevant pop music was this year. When a lynching anthem reaches number one on the charts, you know you’re in deep trouble.

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

That says more about you. I know every song listed.

[@viralgayguy]

This is the first year I didn’t know any of them. Scary. I have some vague slippery memory of hearing two-second snippets of Last Night somewhere, but that’s it.

[@dogshake]

What? You can’t make an insane claim like that because it shows youve obviously never even listened to the song. The song is about rich corporate tycoons taking over a small town and how the residents suffer from that. If anything, I’d expect a progressive such as yourself to support the message of the song…but since it’s a white guy singing country music it must be instantly bigoted. But have ever you listened to the song fully? Or seen interviews with him where he actually explains the song? Of course you haven’t because you watch BreadTubers like Todd and let them decide your beliefs and views for you. I’ll be honest, you seem like the kind of person that has a hard time connecting to other peoples struggles and feeling empathy. It’s not a lynching anthem….maybe you’d get the song more if you grew up dirt poor having to struggle. The fact that you think it’s a “lynching anthem” shows how disconnected you from the majority of people in this country that don’t get the privilege of growing up in a city and having opportunities at every step around you. There are people that really relate to the song because it’s about real stuff that real people go through. Maybe go have some more life experiences and feel what’s it’s like to have to actually struggle and survive. I’m not even sure why todd put this song on here…of course he’s going to lambast because he lives in LA and has been trained to think that anyone who doesn’t live in a city or anyone that likes country music is a “Trump supporter” and is every name in the book that ends in -ist or -ism. Sucks that this is the state of the world; Where people won’t even learn about what something is about before making insane accusations…like this being a “lynching anthem” when in reality it has nothing to do with anything of the sort.

[@philly_sports1558]

@@keyscored3710 That's literally what it's been called by pretty much every news source. Even the articles defending it bring that up. It's even stated at the beginning the song's Wikipedia page. Why are you getting at me for stating the obvious? lol

[@urumi6851]

Uh-oh...someone doesn't know they are old yet...

[@PopeSaltyI]

Don't get it twisted, Drake: The only reason you have more "hits" than the Beatles is because how the charts work now. Used to, you couldn't just throw every song off your album onto KZbin, and then have them all on the Hot 100 at the same time. Seriously. How many Drake songs will people remember in 50 years?

[@liamwaterman2065]

It's pretty hard to make it through the part about Try That in a Small Town without cracking up

[@drygnfyre]

The funny thing is that most small towns are like anywhere else: most people don't give a shit. The song is supposed to be some kind of anthem for "hurr durr you can't do stupid shit here!" but... you can. I grew up in an actual small town and people did all kinds of stupid bullshit and as long as no one was getting killed, no one cared. The song doesn't even have a valid premise to begin with.

[@turtleturtle5158]

The fact he was able to make a worst hit list despite reviewing almost no pop songs independently this whole year, impressive

[@uhhhmaeve]

NGL, I dunno if this is a hot take or not but I think the pop song stuff is maybe Todd's least interesting videos these days? OHW and Trainwreckords are fascinating trips into artists that are usually more interesting than they're given credit for, and it feels like whenever Todd has to review a pop song it just feels perfunctory - like, do most of the people watching these days even remember when Todd was a Channel Awesome guy?

[@rachelh2816]

@@uhhhmaeve I do miss his pop song reviews, but also kind of agree. I also think that pop music has changed so instead of something big and dumb like black eyed peas, a lot of pop songs now are kind of dull so it's hard to make interesting videos critiquing them.

[@mechaguess8137]

@@uhhhmaeveAgree - Todd is an insightful critic, but he’s also an excellent music journalist/historian. The OHW and Train Wreckcords videos give Todd a chance to flex the skills that set him apart. It’s not just that he has interesting opinions and observations, he’s good at finding a story, researching and following it and then presenting it in a compelling way.

[@navybluebunny603]

Absolutely shocked over vampire’s inclusion

[@darko1295]

@@uhhhmaeve pop music doesn't really have the broader cultural significance and impact it used to have, because culture is so fragmented nowadays (especially music with streaming being the dominant way to consume it). You can be a number 1 artist and the most important thing happening right now to some group of people and be a 'literally who' to a bunch of others. And it used to be that if an artist was mega popular, it was hard to escape them. This kind of environment makes it hard for Todd to talk about popular music because he has always liked to examine its broader role or impact in the current zeitgeist and what it says about its artist, and it's just kind of a fact that music seems to matter less and less every year (again, in a broader cultural sense). I'm not surprised his pop music reviews are becoming increasingly rarer and he's way pickier about which songs he chooses to review when it happens.

[@stevethepocket]

"The new garbage so bad it makes me miss the old garbage" would unironically make for a pretty good song in and of itself.

[@terminallumbago6465]

They do. There’s a reason a lot of artists are making lazy samples. It’s because nostalgia sells.

[@sonofaspyder3000]

by fall out boy

[@AnEverydayGamer]

I pretty much live under a giant rock so this is about my only way to see what was even considered "popular" this year lol And I am glad to stay under this rock too.

[@irishspagetti6565]

me too, gone is the mono culture that prevailed up until about 2019 I would say, now it's so easy to live under a proverbial rock

[@oof2073]

as someone who doesn't live under a rock but in Germany, i didn't know about half the songs either. it's interesting to see!

[@miche1df]

I grew up about 10 miles from where Jason Aldean is from. He's from a city of 150,000 people and went to a private school my comfortably-middle-class parents couldn't afford to send me to. Him pretending to speak for the small town south is musical blackface.

[@drygnfyre]

99% of the time, any artist that pretends to be some "small town yokul" is just lying out their ass. Kid Rock is the same thing, his whole schtick is he's some kind of down-in-the-dirt country bumpkin, when he grew up wealthy on a farm in a very affluent part of Detroit. Who made rap/rock in the late 90s before realizing he could find new relevance grifting the MAGAtards (similar to the guy from Staind). It's pathetic but it makes them money. I wouldn't be surprised to learn Aldean does the same thing.

[@littlerelief]

Yeah, I've found myself enjoying Pitbull AND Flo Rida lately and it's not just the nostalgia cycle - turns out they're both really good lighthearted fun when they're not literally all you hear every single time you're exposed to pop music. Who knew, right?

[@kamilareeder1493]

Im not a particular fan of pitbulls music but he has my full support after seeing him live 😂❤ My cousin Megan in Montana sent Pitbull a wedding invite as a joke and he actually went 😂😂😂😂 A deeply unserious but nice guy 😂❤ bro came for the reception, in a Versace suit, with a gift and 15 minute set lol. At first we were all trying to figure out who hired the impersonater lol Edit: 😭💀✋ he is, in fact Mr. Worldwide lol

[@nomobobby]

Never thought I would be contemplating giving a second shot to Nickelback, but this is the reality we live in. New stuff just buzzes in and out without leaving much of an impression. Let's bring back the stuff with some personality PLEASE, If I want hyponotic monotones I'ed just puit in Vapor/retro wave; or maybe some ASMR. Have you all forgotten how to ENTERTAIN us?? Give you a hint, bland like eveything else to the point of unrecongizable aint it.

[@zander3100]

"they're both really good" Let's not go too far to the other side of the spectrum either

[@warlordofbritannia]

To paraphrase Professor Oak, there’s a time and place for everything…even Pitbull and Flo Rida apparently

[@GameKeeper28]

Time for the annual tradition of seeing the songs on Todd's worst songs list and saying to myself "Wow, this year was bad, but surely next year couldn't possibly be worse".

[@DeltaEntropy]

You know, if next year is worse it’d at least be notable.

[@joearnold6881]

I’ve been clean off H for like 7 years but if I come across any _gay_ heroin, I am jumping back in head first 😂😂

[@das_eulchen]

proud of you dude, also based profile pic

[@austinfletchermusic]

I think popular music is gonna get better if and/or when big studios realize that not only is their stranglehold gone, they can't even steer with their hand on the shoulders. They're still the biggest players, but at some point, *eventually,* they're gonna have to make big plays worthy of it or even Average Listener will realize they're being hoodwinked.

[@austinfletchermusic]

hey, uh. this might be happening?? not a correction, rather, an implosion. WAY, WAY too early to tell, but ... keep an eye on the UMG vs. TikTok situation/rebellion.

[@janjanbinks1710]

"Rich Men North Of Richmond" is so close to reaching class consciousness, SO CLOSE TO REALIZING WHAT CAUSES THESE HORRIBLE WAGES AND THE LINES OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE OFF FOODSTAMPS, yet it misses the mark so so so badly that it hurts.

[@theconservatardedshitlib2697]

Yeah but that could be socialism and can't have that 😁

[@CareerKnight]

It comes across as someone who hates the economy trickle down has created but still very much sees the world through the lens the people shilling it crafted.

[@Cb20345]

What if they don’t want class consciousness, and just want to lord over others?

[@janjanbinks1710]

@@Cb20345 Exactly, they just want to feel morally superior. call them Obi Wan Kenobi cause they want the High Ground

[@onearmedbandit84]

Expression of performative anti-rich sentiment is most definitely not a good indicator of class consciousness. Contrary to popular belief your average working class and even middle class Republican voter are really quite aware that they live under a system that is economically unfair to them compared to those that have more but that will never properly coalesce into actionable pressure from the voter base because they are overwhelmingly white people quite content in punching down instead.

[@giantpinkcat]

I'm a Latino kid in Miami who grew up on Pitbull taking over every radio station physically possible, and I'll say this. Was Pitbull a good rapper? Debatable. Was Pitbull Spanish? Barely. Was Pitbull a lyrical genius? Absolutely not. And yet I still have the strong urge to punch Drake after hearing that line.

[@WobblesandBean]

I have nothing to add to your opinion, just that I agree and also your profile pic is cute.

[@amandabarnes1781]

@giantpinkcat i drove past a mural of Pitbull next to Jose Martí in calle ocho, he is our Mr 305 for a reason 😂

[@MACMAMI]

Pitbull's music has always been stupid and interchangeable, but at least it has a pulse and you can believe what he's selling because he always sounds like he was having a ball during every recording session. Drake's music just leaves me feeling utterly empty.

[@somniatic]

The only artist I enjoyed during that whole era was Ivy Queen. To me, Pitbull will always be the reason I hate giving out my number outside of Florida and the guy who made me wonder if women really could be cars

[@sweetheartmashupsbabe]

Pitbull wasn’t known for his spectacular talent or anything, but he (or whoever his producers or writers) know how to make a club banger! And his raps know how to get you moving.

[@JayBigDadyCy]

Travis Scott makes me feel like I'm living in a different timeline. I've never heard a song of his. I don't know anyone who listens to him, yet he sells out concerts.

[@pettyflower5938]

You either run in circles that don’t listen to hip hop, or are neck deep in hip hop. Travis Scott is, in my experience, mostly popular with people who are casual hip hop listeners

[@scrittle]

Filthy casuals

[@JayBigDadyCy]

@@pettyflower5938 makes sense. I love hip hop, but I'm kind of old school. I'd say the newest artists I listen to a lot are Kendrick and J. Cole

[@Rose-ew7bv]

@@scrittlebro if you havent heard travis scott then your the actual casual.

[@scrittle]

@@Rose-ew7bv I am a dirty filthy casual and I remain to be one.

[@DishKoba173]

Why do the worst songs always have really good instrumentals? (well not all of them but you get my point)

[@Snazzeo]

Paramore being the title card made me so happy. Just elevates them each time you have to hear garbage and then it cuts to Hayley Williams making PEAK

[@gracecarpinter8623]

I remember Todd putting Paramore on his Best Songs list back in 2014 and hoo boy do I wish Paramore could have had a hit with one of their new songs. And speaking of Paramore (or at least got accused of copying them a couple of years ago), I wish 'Bad Idea Right' by Olivia Rodrigo had been way more of a hit because that song is great.

[@thylacina5989]

I don't know if it's eligible as a hit, but man do I hope that we get a "I Don't Fuck With You"-type situation where it lands on the best list, even as just a non-hit honourable mention. This Is Why might actually be my AOTY tbh

[@das_eulchen]

​@@gracecarpinter8623 i do think bad idea right? has been a hit. Maybe not chart-topping, but I've heard it often

[@sachinissocool978]

Genuinely felt like an oasis every time todd got to the end of another entry about a boring, nigh unlistenable failure of the industry to hear one of the best tracks of the year from a band playing at 100% capacity. Thank god for paramore

[@Snazzeo]

@@thylacina5989I feel you, incredible album